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Born
21 May 1867
at
Sunny Hill
,
Llandebïe; Carms.
, the youngest of the five children of
John
and
MaryJob
— he was also a nephew of
ThomasJob
,
Conwil
. He was educated at
Llandebïe National School
,
Watcyn Wyn
's school at
Gwynfryn
(
Ammanford
), and
Trevecka College
, and held pastorates at
Nazareth
,
Aberdare
,
1893-8
,
Carneddi
,
Bethesda, Caerns.
,
1898-1917
,
Pentour
,
Fishguard
,
1917-38
.

He won the
chair
at the national eisteddfod in
1897
,
1903
, and
1918
, and the
crown
in
1900
; he also won the
chair
at the
San Francisco eisteddfod
of
1915
. He contributed to
Cymru (O.M.E.)
,
Y Geninen
, etc.,
wrote several hymns
for the
Welsh C.M.
hymn-book, and published a volume of his poems —
Caniadau Job
. He was awarded the degree of
M.A. (
honoris causa
)
by the
University of Wales
in
1932
.

He m. (1),
1894
,
EttaDavies
,
Zenobia House
,
New Quay
, by whom he had three children, all of whom died young, and (2),
1915
,
CatherineJones Shaw
,
Ty'ncelyn
,
Bryneglwys, Denbs.
; there were two children of the second marriage, of whom one, a son, survives.